What TTRPG Is Perfect and Complete In One Volume?

[Joshua Randall]

Apocalypse World

Dread (Jenga tower version)

Fate Accelerated, as long as you’re somewhat familiar with Fate first

 

[GrimCo]

Page 3 and no one mentioned WW games yet. WoD/CoD. Pick game line, buy core book, you're set. Everything is there in that one book. Supplements are there, but they aren't needed.

 

[Campbell]

Apocalypse Keys
Apocalypse World
Blades in the Dark
Vampire - The Requiem, Second Edition

 

[darjr]

Ultraviolet Grasslands

 

[Muh]

Triangle Academy, possibly. It lacks the versatility of more main stream systems, but man do I love the presentation and the writing and everything.

 

[Bubu12013]

And I don't have personal experience running it yet, but all available evidence says that Mothership works fine with just the 64-page (free!) Players Survival Guide.

Nice pull. Yeah I think that's a good one — the adventures add the structure and ideas, but usually not anything mechanically.

I'd say Troika but I feel that's cheating.

 

[Necropolitan]

Godbound.

 

[SlyFlourish]

Shadowdark.

 

[Reynard]

Shadowdark.

As stated upthread, the one thing I think it needs to be perfect is a robust adventure. If they did a reprint with Scarlet Minotaur in the book,it would indeed be perfect.

 

[Autumnal]

Nobilis 2nd edition.
Loner Complete.